The VX-7r was made in Japan.The Motorola Droid phone, made in USA.The Motorola "K" series radios, for the EU market, made in Germany or Spain.The K series are able to do AM or FM.Note that assembled in the USA of domestic and foreign parts can mean popping the battery in.

The Icom IC-2AT was my hamfest rig for years (decades, actually)... I could not kill that thing. It was always reliable.......

Yup. I had the IC-2A. Used it mobile connected to a PA and trunk antenna. No memories. No keypad. Just 3 little wheels for frequency control, and a switch on the back for 600 up or down. That was it. In those days you didn't have to pull off the road and get out the manual to switch to a differently repeater. I used it so much that I wore the paint off of it around the PTT, and had to replace the BNC from connecting and unconnecting the coax. Still have it nearly 35 years later.

I like my VX-8 because it's really rugged and waterproof, even if the AA pack sucks, and the UI is byzantine and unnecessarily complicated. Out here in Oregon, you don't want your HT to fail if it gets wet.

My fav was my first one-Kenwood TH-79a. When I got it new in 1995(that's also when I got my first ham license), I thought it was the most amazing thing I'd ever seen. It died a few years ago so the Kenwood TH-F6a replaced it, and I still have the F6a.

Strange , for years we have operated all types of HTs in salt spray and heavy wet weather conditions that were inside baggies or the small clear plastic waste basket liners, sound a bit muffled but that's all.

Almost everyone has at least one, a lot of hams started with one.What is your all time favorite Talkie?I really like the IC-32AT.That was the first dual band talkie for hams.But, what stands out as being your favorite?

My vote is for either the IC-2AT or the HTX-202. The IC-2AT was built like a tank, short of not having a CTCSS encoder onboard, great radio. The HTX-202 was a good radio for a new ham. Only downfall in my opinion was it was difficult to get the back cover screws without striping them if you ever needed to change the internal battery.

Strange , for years we have operated all types of HTs in salt spray and heavy wet weather conditions that were inside baggies or the small clear plastic waste basket liners, sound a bit muffled but that's all.

Of course, I'm not saying that this was a poor choice. It's just that nowadays, we have options including IPX8 submersible radios that can be used in all conditions that a human is likely to survive. I really like my VX8 because I can rely on it.

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